Immersed in nature as a child, Kolb was raised outside Charlottesville, Virginia, and while her photographs are very much about pattern, line, and structured composition, she is quick to point out that the work is not contrived. What we see here is exactly what she saw through her viewfinder. After all, the Emory alum was a journalistic photographer before she turned to fine art. In her artist's statement, Kolb writes:

... I use no filters, digital processes, or any other special techniques in shooting or in the darkroom. What may appear to be manipulated effects in my images are simply due to unconventional focusing and occasionally to wind or water moving my subjects. Bright colors come from bright sunlight.

Obviously the sense of design and abstraction in her pieces makes them very appealing to textile enthusiasts -- at least to this one. I made a connection with the Vanessa Bell-attributed 1913 Omega Workshops printed linen White.